Our Children Speak Chinese Our children speak Chinese - and our world will never be the same. This is a bold claim that fits on a bumper sticker. It is also a promise to our children that we will offer them the experiences, the education and the skills they need to succeed in and change the world - our rapidly changing world in the Twin Cities, the United States and around the planet. The idea of Yinghua Academy - a public charter, Mandarin Chinese immersion school - is grounded in the belief that the world is increasingly "flat" (Thomas Friedman, 2005, The World is Flat) and that all children - no matter their ethnic or socioeconomic background - deserve the opportunity to be educated so that they are prepared to live and work and serve in this flat world. Yinghua Academy brings together children from across the Twin Cities area - 52 different zip codes - to learn Chinese, English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies, along with Art and Music and so much more in a diverse, vibrant and engaged community setting. It is hard to miss the richness of the Yinghua community and experience when you step inside the school and see Yinghua students and teachers at work and play. 
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